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Evidence-Driven Policies for Sustainably Scaling Up Surgical Task-Sharing in Malawi Comment on "Improving Access to Surgery Through Surgical Team Mentoring - Policy Lessons From Group Model Building With Local Stakeholders in Malawi".
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International journal of health policy and management [Int J Health Policy Manag] 2022 Dec 06; Vol. 11 (11), pp. 2752-2754. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 13. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This commentary discusses an article by Broekhuizen et al which assesses policy options for scaling up the SURG-Africa surgical team mentoring program in Malawi to increase access to surgical care. In modeling these scenarios, the authors assess the cost of scaling up surgical teams mentoring and the impacts of scaling the program on district hospitals (DHs) and central hospitals (CHs). The additional costs borne by DHs when increasing surgical volume remains a significant issue identified by the authors and could ultimately determine the success of the program. The piece indirectly advocates for an increased role for task-shifting. The Ministry of Health of Malawi will have to ensure the appropriate governance and regulatory processes are in place to maintain quality and accountability.<br /> (© 2022 The Author(s); Published by Kerman University of Medical Sciences This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2322-5939
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of health policy and management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35418010
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6979